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. >> eric: welcome to assignment 7. today on our program. the effort in sacramento to turn the tables on attackers instead of making victims pay for the crime. plus jobs and the environment. first all electric car rolls off the line at an east bay assembly plant. a musical treasure in san francisco you probably never heard about before. >> a woman that was raped wants the law changes. she wants to make sure that victims of assault to have to pay alimony to their rapists. >> there was no happy ekd for this marriage between sean and crystal. it ended in divorce after he was convict of sexually assaulting her. one attack was caught on tape. >>> he also choke me. beat me and threatened to kill me all while our two school age boys were awake upstairs. >> they recounted the horrible night to lawmakers hoping they will change the law a family court judge ordered her to pay her ex-husband a thousand dollars a month on alimony and $47,000 in attorneys' fees. >> being ordered to pay him spousal support amounted to making a rape victim to write a check
. >> eric: welcome to assignment 7. today on our program. the effort in sacramento to turn the tables on attackers instead of making victims pay for the crime. plus jobs and the environment. first all electric car rolls off the line at an east bay assembly plant. a musical treasure in san francisco you probably never heard about before. >> a woman that was raped wants the law changes. she wants to make sure that victims of assault to have to pay alimony to their rapists. >>...
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>> eric: i'm ready for it. it's 4:30. i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm kristen sze. >> developing news we've been following. a police standoff. they shot and killed a man believed to have killed a rohnert park woman. terry is live on post street. >> post near hyde and homicide investigators are still on the scene and so were san francisco firefighters, all of them played in a role what happened here last night. take a look at some pictures of the scene. about 9:00 last night shortly after police from rohnert park up in sonoma county had come to a three-story apartment building to talk to a man about homicide in their area. the man's girlfriend answered the door. man opened fire on police. rohnert police backed off. called on san francisco police for back-up. here is what happened next. >> over the course of the next hour, the suspect fired multiple shots through walls and floors, the building had other people in it. at some point in time, the suspect set fire in the apartment. >> they decided to take the gunman shooting and ki
>> eric: i'm ready for it. it's 4:30. i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm kristen sze. >> developing news we've been following. a police standoff. they shot and killed a man believed to have killed a rohnert park woman. terry is live on post street. >> post near hyde and homicide investigators are still on the scene and so were san francisco firefighters, all of them played in a role what happened here last night. take a look at some pictures of the scene. about 9:00 last night...
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i'm eric thomas. thanks for joining us. thanks for joining us. >> ama: live team coverage of the raging fire that destroyed dozens of people homes and injured four san francisco firefighters. >> i put it up and then the guys backed up. >> alan: what happened to the boy has become one of the most talked about stories of the weekend. >> next on abc-7 news. -dad, why e you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are the great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a perhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪
i'm eric thomas. thanks for joining us. thanks for joining us. >> ama: live team coverage of the raging fire that destroyed dozens of people homes and injured four san francisco firefighters. >> i put it up and then the guys backed up. >> alan: what happened to the boy has become one of the most talked about stories of the weekend. >> next on abc-7 news. -dad, why e you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's prize, all right. is it a...
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. >> eric: good morning. 4:30 on this friday. >> kristen: i'm kristen sze. brace yourself for another jump in gas prices, but what s aggravating about this prices are dropping throughout the rest of the country but only californians are paying more. terry mcsweeney is live in millbrae to explain why we're being single had out here. >> the price of regular gas has gone up 16 cents over the past week. it's going to go up more than that, 20 cents or more over the next few days. take a look at some people who were filling up in the good old days when it was far more reasonable. the problem is refineries that makes the special clean burning gas are down. our media partner says only a few refineries make the blend and according to analysts there have been a number of refinery outages. they say three of five refineries are down. another in washington state is also down. that one could be back up next week. a glimmer of hope there. take a look at some stats. aaa says the average gallon of gas in california, $4.25 today. it was 4.21 yesterday. it was $4 ten-14 days a
. >> eric: good morning. 4:30 on this friday. >> kristen: i'm kristen sze. brace yourself for another jump in gas prices, but what s aggravating about this prices are dropping throughout the rest of the country but only californians are paying more. terry mcsweeney is live in millbrae to explain why we're being single had out here. >> the price of regular gas has gone up 16 cents over the past week. it's going to go up more than that, 20 cents or more over the next few days....
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there are no reports of injuries. >> eric: u.c. berkeley police are increasing patrols on the east side of campus after a series of recent armed robberies. according to the daily californian, four armed robberies happened on daily road in april. and may. they have increased the number of officers in the area. they are advising students to be more cautious when walking at night. >> u.c. berkeley has taken a legal step to remove the protestors in albany but they are ignoring it. they filed a lawsuit asking for a court order to remove 14 defendants and 150 others from u.c. farmland known as gill tract. the university is also asking for monetary damages and it says if they don't leave soon, the researchers will miss a crucial growing season. >> we need to start in the middle of may. we will honor our commitment to our faculty and students. >> i think it's a very visible sign that the u.c. administration is incredibly scared about the community support that is behind this. >> occupyers are trying to prevent the land from being developed
there are no reports of injuries. >> eric: u.c. berkeley police are increasing patrols on the east side of campus after a series of recent armed robberies. according to the daily californian, four armed robberies happened on daily road in april. and may. they have increased the number of officers in the area. they are advising students to be more cautious when walking at night. >> u.c. berkeley has taken a legal step to remove the protestors in albany but they are ignoring it. they...
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thanks for joining us, i'm eric thomas. >> kristen: i'm kristen sze. taking look at weather forecast and temperatures are on the way up too. >>> warming trend. good morning. let's get you out the door. it's hazy but not foggy this morning. all airports are running on time. let's talk about those temperatures. we're running mainly low to mid-50s. slightly cooler and had half moon bay. santa rosa in the mid 40s. antioch about 53 degrees. so maybe you need this coat this morning. we'll show you some 90s in the forecast for the mother's day weekend. >>> mass transit this morning, apparently a train hit a parked pickup truck in berkeley. this is on page and third street. it's south of gillman. no injuries were reported but trying to clear the scene. train number 518 has been delayed heading towards sacramento. that at least an hour late. i wanted to mentioned the bart, 24th street station was reopened no delays system wide but between 5:00 and 5:30 this morning it was shut down due too a stabbing. >> eric: we begin in albany where u.c. berkeley police are t
thanks for joining us, i'm eric thomas. >> kristen: i'm kristen sze. taking look at weather forecast and temperatures are on the way up too. >>> warming trend. good morning. let's get you out the door. it's hazy but not foggy this morning. all airports are running on time. let's talk about those temperatures. we're running mainly low to mid-50s. slightly cooler and had half moon bay. santa rosa in the mid 40s. antioch about 53 degrees. so maybe you need this coat this morning....
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. >> eric: we begin in albany where police are trying to seal off university owned land that has been taken over by occupied protestors. the protestors can leave but can't come back in. amy hollyfield is live in albany to explain. >> reporter: good morning. check out the fence behind me. it now has a lock on it. that was put in place by u.c. police. it's dark but there are some police officers who are inside patrolling the area and telling people they cannot come in. they are climbing the fence. we took this video of people hopping the fence and occupiers say police aren't stopping them. if you have climbing skills you are able to come and go as you please. these are cal police officers inside the fence and we've seen private security guards here who were hired by cal. the occupiers tell us they are not going anywhere. >> the spirit has been pretty high. everybody is so happy about the support we've gotten from the community. we feel about what we're doing here, even the police presence is hard to bring down the mood. >> reporter: to these people are on the outside partly by choice. t
. >> eric: we begin in albany where police are trying to seal off university owned land that has been taken over by occupied protestors. the protestors can leave but can't come back in. amy hollyfield is live in albany to explain. >> reporter: good morning. check out the fence behind me. it now has a lock on it. that was put in place by u.c. police. it's dark but there are some police officers who are inside patrolling the area and telling people they cannot come in. they are...
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. >> eric: i'm eric thomas. it's bike to workday. they will be watching the weather very carefully. >> let's get you out the door with cooler conditions this morning but by the afternoon hours, it will be warmer everywhere except for inland valleys. it's comfortable now, it may not be so if you are biking back home. three degrees warmer in antioch, everybody else about one to five degrees cooler. antioch at 65. mid to upper 40s around santa rosa and redwood city and half moon bay and los gatos. talk about that warm weekend and here is frances with your traffic. >> live shot of bay bridge toll plaza. pretty light. there haven't been many accidents this morning, if you want to bike to work, not a bad choice because the weather is nice. i did want to tell you there was some heavy traffic due to road work. in fact northbound 17 complete standstill was reported about seven minutes ago. that is being cleared. westbound 205 out of tracy, road work being cleared but traffic moving at 38 miles per hour as you head towards the altamont pass. >
. >> eric: i'm eric thomas. it's bike to workday. they will be watching the weather very carefully. >> let's get you out the door with cooler conditions this morning but by the afternoon hours, it will be warmer everywhere except for inland valleys. it's comfortable now, it may not be so if you are biking back home. three degrees warmer in antioch, everybody else about one to five degrees cooler. antioch at 65. mid to upper 40s around santa rosa and redwood city and half moon bay...
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. >> eric is with the washington, d.c. pew research center. he says strides are being made the fda will need more money to implement everything required in the act. >> we are concerned that fda won't be able to check all those imports, not be able to ensure that domestic factories are regularly inspected. will not be able to issue the new science based standards to protect things like produce and processed foods to make sure they are safe. >> kristen: a unique program is helping women in santa clara county transform their resumes and their lives. it's begin them a future many never thought was even possible. here is karina rusk. >> reporter: this construction training program comes with a couple of twists. it's not just designed for women but women with records, trying to turn their lives aaround. she has spent half of her life locked up. >> i am trying to make choices now and they are so much better than they used to be. >> one of the thing is breaking free of drug addictions. signing up for the program is another. the group works in partners
. >> eric is with the washington, d.c. pew research center. he says strides are being made the fda will need more money to implement everything required in the act. >> we are concerned that fda won't be able to check all those imports, not be able to ensure that domestic factories are regularly inspected. will not be able to issue the new science based standards to protect things like produce and processed foods to make sure they are safe. >> kristen: a unique program is...
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traps laying, hello, hi name is eric. nice to meet you. in mandarin, spanish, and portuguese. he is this year's university medal winner. >> the university medal has been around since 1871. to even apply a student must have a gpa of 3.96. but clearly, the selection committee takes other things into account. >> it's someone who represents the ideals of the university, who has varying interests and has done creative things. >> olaf's interest in the university began while attending the forestry camp and spent one summer doing investigative work at cal's research station on the island of more raya in the south pacific. and he was recently involved in a community development program in nicaragua. >> when i think about spending a summer in the bay area, doing the same things i usually do it's much more aattractive to me to try something new. >> when i asked him what he learned from his trips he quoted an old chinese probable verb. >> if three people are walking, my teacher must be among them, and the meaning is that no matter where we go and who we encounter, it's important to remai
traps laying, hello, hi name is eric. nice to meet you. in mandarin, spanish, and portuguese. he is this year's university medal winner. >> the university medal has been around since 1871. to even apply a student must have a gpa of 3.96. but clearly, the selection committee takes other things into account. >> it's someone who represents the ideals of the university, who has varying interests and has done creative things. >> olaf's interest in the university began while...
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i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. when the skies are this grey you know there will be airport delays and we are starting to see them. >> more from mike. >> 36 minute flight arrival delays in sfo. clouds dissipate 10:00 until they do they will create a little fog, half mile visibility in santa rosa now doppler clear of any organized rain. when you step out uper 40s, santa rosa, napa,. the afternoon hours clouds linger along the coast keeping you near 60. low to mid until you get into the east bay valleys. same around morgan hill, gilroys who lister mid to upper 60s around the monterey bay. >>> worst spot is westbound 205 heading into the altamont pass westbound 580 jammed seven miles an hour from west grant line road almost at a standstill heavy through the altamont pass to north flynn because of a stalled big rig. altamont pass road slow, 29 miles an hour versus seven better bet. bay bridge toll, another slow spot backed up to the 880 overcrossing right now. >>> 6:31. developing news alameda county deputies tying to s
i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. when the skies are this grey you know there will be airport delays and we are starting to see them. >> more from mike. >> 36 minute flight arrival delays in sfo. clouds dissipate 10:00 until they do they will create a little fog, half mile visibility in santa rosa now doppler clear of any organized rain. when you step out uper 40s, santa rosa, napa,. the afternoon hours clouds linger along the coast keeping you near 60. low to mid...
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eric thomas, abc7 news. >>> a shake-up at the top of yahoo. a new ceo is in place taking over for the former boss forced out over the weekend due to a resume scandal. ross levinson is now in charge. he replaces scott thompson whose biography included a college degree he never received. he said he's been treated for thyroid cancer. levinson served as president of news corporation's fox interactive media before joining yahoo. >> the executive responsible for trading strategy at jpmorgan chase is the first casualty of the bank's stunning two billion dollar loss. chief investment officer ina drew is retiring after 30 years with the bank. drew was considered to be the most powerful woman on wall street i.j.. >> morgan is the largest bank in the it is trying to minute my the damage after losing -- two billion dollars in six weeks because of risk trades. despite that also the ceo jamie dimon says the company remains strong. he's facing stockholders tomorrow. >>> pg&e's president and ceo says he's 100% committed to legal settlements with the most seri
eric thomas, abc7 news. >>> a shake-up at the top of yahoo. a new ceo is in place taking over for the former boss forced out over the weekend due to a resume scandal. ross levinson is now in charge. he replaces scott thompson whose biography included a college degree he never received. he said he's been treated for thyroid cancer. levinson served as president of news corporation's fox interactive media before joining yahoo. >> the executive responsible for trading strategy at...
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. >>> i'm eric thomas in for cheryl jennings. developing news in san jose. police investigating the discovery of a bed in hey pond as a possible -- of a body in a pond as a possible homicide. police pulled the body from the pond this morning. it is the perk ponds. police got a call last -- last night reporting a friend was missing. officers found nothing on land eventually they found the victim in the pond. divers pulled that body out of the pond and now authorities are trying to determine how the person died, homicide detectives take over the case. >>> major announcement on crime was made in oakland. federal and local law enforcement officials and political leaders are gathered now at the federal building, that's where katie marzullo joins us live. >> reporter: it was called operation gideon three, it took place over 120 days during which operation wrts played out in oakland in an effort to get weapons and career criminals off the streets. we saw one incident play out in richmond in mar: otis mobley was one of three -- three arrested. after exchanging in gu
. >>> i'm eric thomas in for cheryl jennings. developing news in san jose. police investigating the discovery of a bed in hey pond as a possible -- of a body in a pond as a possible homicide. police pulled the body from the pond this morning. it is the perk ponds. police got a call last -- last night reporting a friend was missing. officers found nothing on land eventually they found the victim in the pond. divers pulled that body out of the pond and now authorities are trying to...
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a eric thomas has the story. >> reporter: at new chicago barbershop in fillmore district it's hard to find someone who has high blood pressure. >> it's borderline but it's a little high. >> or knows someone who does. >> i don't but i have family members that do. >> reporter: that was too much for the doctor to swallow. the southern california physician came up with the idea of screening for high blood pressure and diabetes the one place you are guaranteed to find groups of african-american men, the black barbershop. >> the barber knows what is happening in the community. so we are bringing out our health message, eating healthy and examiner skies go and identifying those people that have diabetes and high blood pressure. >> the cdc says more than 26% of black men have hypertension. they are twice as quickly likely to be diagnosed with it. conversations in the barbershop tend to be flee ranging and health talk is not out of place. >> to find black men to get your information across is the way you'll find them. >> and use them to spread the word. >> i was told to get a screening because
a eric thomas has the story. >> reporter: at new chicago barbershop in fillmore district it's hard to find someone who has high blood pressure. >> it's borderline but it's a little high. >> or knows someone who does. >> i don't but i have family members that do. >> reporter: that was too much for the doctor to swallow. the southern california physician came up with the idea of screening for high blood pressure and diabetes the one place you are guaranteed to find...
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by closed captioning services,inc >>> it is 4:31 on this friday morning thanks for joining us, i'm eric thomas. >>> it is facebook friday. i'm kristen sze mark zuckerberg will rib the opening bell ushering in -- an anticipated 100 billion dollar value for the company. amy hollyfield is live at facebook headquarters. >> reporter: unreal. what are you doing today? you want to become a millionaire? that is going to happen to a lot of people here in menlo park. the average employee here is going to get shares worth 2.9 million dollars. there's a figure to think about while drinking your coffee. when trading starts this morning the ipo will put 18.4 billion dollars into the social network's pockets creating many new millionaires here. we spoke with people in the valley last night some are feeling a little skittish about the company's future. but many are investing. >>> i think it might have been high for a company that has long term potential for growth, that's what the market is betting, so our bets are down. >> i might jump in. i suspect it is going to be very topsy-turvey. i think i'll st
by closed captioning services,inc >>> it is 4:31 on this friday morning thanks for joining us, i'm eric thomas. >>> it is facebook friday. i'm kristen sze mark zuckerberg will rib the opening bell ushering in -- an anticipated 100 billion dollar value for the company. amy hollyfield is live at facebook headquarters. >> reporter: unreal. what are you doing today? you want to become a millionaire? that is going to happen to a lot of people here in menlo park. the average...
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. >>> i'm eric thomas. developing news, owners of an east oakland restaurant are waking to an unwanted surprise after a car crashed into their building early this morning. the car slammed into the front of simpson's soul food after midnight. the driver wasn't hurt no word on how much damage was caused. part of the building was caved in. police have not said what they think led to the crash and have not determined how badly it damaged the structural integrity. >>> caltrain good news and bad news, board meets today to consider adding train service a year after draconian budget cuts. what's the bad news? amy hollyfield is live at the redwood city station to explain. >> reporter: there must be interesting -- the agency is talking about giving and then taking away. the san francisco examiner is reporting that the caltrain agency has a balanced budget this year. so, the officials there feel like it is a good time to add trains. this will be welcome news to riders who at times are very crowded on these trains. rid
. >>> i'm eric thomas. developing news, owners of an east oakland restaurant are waking to an unwanted surprise after a car crashed into their building early this morning. the car slammed into the front of simpson's soul food after midnight. the driver wasn't hurt no word on how much damage was caused. part of the building was caved in. police have not said what they think led to the crash and have not determined how badly it damaged the structural integrity. >>> caltrain good...
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i'm kristen sze. >>> i'm eric thomas. searchers plan to go out looking for 15-year-old sierra lamar still hoping to find the missing morgan hill teenager alive while police continue to build a murder case against a 21-year-old suspect. terry mcsweeney is live in morgan hill with the latest. >> reporter: a lot of major developments in the past 24 hours. one thing will stay the same, the search every wednesday and saturday by volunteers out of the sierra lamar search center here at the old burnet elementary school in morgan hill even though investigators say the girl is dead and they have the person who killed her in custody. take a look at pictures of 21-year-old antolin garcia-torres, the person according to santa clara county investigators who killed, after kidnapping the 15-year-old. she has not been seen since march 16th. investigators say they have physical evidence found in garcia-torres' volkswagen jetta, dna evidence from lamar's purse. his family says he is innocent. while investigators say it all adds up to a hom
i'm kristen sze. >>> i'm eric thomas. searchers plan to go out looking for 15-year-old sierra lamar still hoping to find the missing morgan hill teenager alive while police continue to build a murder case against a 21-year-old suspect. terry mcsweeney is live in morgan hill with the latest. >> reporter: a lot of major developments in the past 24 hours. one thing will stay the same, the search every wednesday and saturday by volunteers out of the sierra lamar search center here at...
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>> reporter: get out of my brain eric. i just spoke with an officer who was inside he's putting it at about two dozen somewhere in the 20s. he says there's not an official count yet that is about what his guess is. they are starting to bring them out now. video we just shot they are going to be taken to jail. the police started bringing them out about 30 minutes ago. so far we've seen maybe a dozen come out and a dog that they had inside. these people took over two buildings here at turk and gough yesterday the buildings are vacant owned by the catholic church. they started their protests off with violence. here's video yesterday afternoon of a couple of protesters who were on the roof and they were throwing bricks and chunks of metal down to the ground it appeared they were aiming at police officers. but ended up hitting a protester on the ground. police made one arrest in that incident couldn't find the other guy to arrest him. these protesters say they believe they have a right to the vacant buildings. they are making a
>> reporter: get out of my brain eric. i just spoke with an officer who was inside he's putting it at about two dozen somewhere in the 20s. he says there's not an official count yet that is about what his guess is. they are starting to bring them out now. video we just shot they are going to be taken to jail. the police started bringing them out about 30 minutes ago. so far we've seen maybe a dozen come out and a dog that they had inside. these people took over two buildings here at turk...
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i'll let you know next time. >> dinner is on kristen. >> eric! >> thank you robin. >> thank you both. >>> 6:21. just call it a vegas good-bye. >> wait until you see what vanished while you were at >>> you know what progress sounds like? it sounds like that, boom! while were you sleeping demolition crews made a little more room along the vegas strip the seven story o'shea's casino parking garage came down at 2:30 this morning making way for a new caesar's resort in 2013. >>> octomom has filed for bankruptcy. she has a million dollar debt. she says she wants a fresh start and bankruptcy is best for her 14 children. the unemployed solaiman has been supporting her family with food stamps and social security disability payments she has been if financial straits before giving birth to octuplets. among her debts she owes more than $30,000 in rent. >>> still haerbd the latest as we all prepare for the protests and problems. >>> how did it happen? latest on a massive fire that gutted a motel and injured more than a dozen. >>> on this one year anniversary
i'll let you know next time. >> dinner is on kristen. >> eric! >> thank you robin. >> thank you both. >>> 6:21. just call it a vegas good-bye. >> wait until you see what vanished while you were at >>> you know what progress sounds like? it sounds like that, boom! while were you sleeping demolition crews made a little more room along the vegas strip the seven story o'shea's casino parking garage came down at 2:30 this morning making way for a new...
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. >>> i'm eric thomas. police looking for a shooter in a home invasion robbery that left one wounded. could it be tied to another robbery a few minutes earlier? katie marzullo is live at the oakland police department. >> reporter: it is under investigation. this was a violent robbery and they are two on the loose. police say a man was taken to the hospital after being shot in the chest during the course of this robbery. we are not sure if that is this man or not. maybe there was a second victim. it happened after 12:30 this morning on holly at 95th avenue. police say two men robbed, pistol-whipped and shot a man, possibly during a home invasion robbery. >> [ inaudible ] >> reporter: it started outside and then moved inside. police on the scene tell us 15 minutes earlier there was a robbery at 75th and macarthur police are looking into whether or not these two incidents are related. as far as the house, neighbors say there were drugs. police could not confirm that. we know the neighborhood has seen its share
. >>> i'm eric thomas. police looking for a shooter in a home invasion robbery that left one wounded. could it be tied to another robbery a few minutes earlier? katie marzullo is live at the oakland police department. >> reporter: it is under investigation. this was a violent robbery and they are two on the loose. police say a man was taken to the hospital after being shot in the chest during the course of this robbery. we are not sure if that is this man or not. maybe there was...
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. >>> i'm eric thomas. caltrans reversing course and says it will contact outside expert about the safety of the new bay bridge. the sacramento bee reports the agency is making the move to ease concerns over the safety of the bridge's foundation. over the weekend it was reported the contractor failed to disclose tests showing a large section of the concrete is poor or soft. coming up, katie marzullo will bring more on the story, live from the bay bridge >>> caltrain holds public hearing tonight to discuss adding more trains to the schedule. proposal to add six more each weekday and modify timetable will be presented at the 6:00 hearing. a year ago caltrain held similar hearings about cutting service due to a 30 million dollar budget deficit. the trains are being added because one-time funding sources were found to balance this year's budget. the directors vote june 7th on a budget which may include adding trains back in september. >>> search for missing 15-year-old sierra lamar scheduled to resume this morn
. >>> i'm eric thomas. caltrans reversing course and says it will contact outside expert about the safety of the new bay bridge. the sacramento bee reports the agency is making the move to ease concerns over the safety of the bridge's foundation. over the weekend it was reported the contractor failed to disclose tests showing a large section of the concrete is poor or soft. coming up, katie marzullo will bring more on the story, live from the bay bridge >>> caltrain holds...
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. >>> i'm eric thomas. a 25-year-old san jose man is on life support after spending seven days lost in the woods following a traffic accident. this morning his family wants to know why he wasn't found earler? amy hollyfield is live at san jose regional medical center. that's one of many questions. >> reporter: his sister tells us she has a lot of questions. she says this has been a nightmare. she says he is not doing well but he's on life support. 25-year-old michael sanchez, jr. crashed his truck last week. his family did not know that. he was found two days ago in a wooded area near the crash scene off highway 101 near hellyer avenue. there was a delay because a witness told the chp she saw a man walk away from the crash site, so officers looked for him for 45 minutes. when they didn't find anyone, they gave up. >> we had a witness there, they witnessed the collision and also witnessed a person exiting the vehicle and walking away from the scene. so, we're operating under the assumptions this person is mo
. >>> i'm eric thomas. a 25-year-old san jose man is on life support after spending seven days lost in the woods following a traffic accident. this morning his family wants to know why he wasn't found earler? amy hollyfield is live at san jose regional medical center. that's one of many questions. >> reporter: his sister tells us she has a lot of questions. she says this has been a nightmare. she says he is not doing well but he's on life support. 25-year-old michael sanchez, jr....
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. >>> i'm eric thomas. we are following two breaking news situations both in the east bay. >> first live to katie marzullo who has been at the scene of an oakland house fire all morning. >> reporter: the first fire crew is just going inside this burned out house. you can see behind us one firefighter going up the stairs there are some on the third floor of this house just being able to get in after more than an hour long firefighter. this home was abandoned which meant a lot of ply -- plywood inside which meant the fire was burning big and hot you can see from this video we shot when we got on the scene flames shooting out of that third story. the third story was an attic space some had been converted into a living space the chief tells me they believe the fire started on the second or third floor. turns out, even though the house was abandoned there was a man in the basement when the fire broke out he's okay he was able to get out on his own without being injured which is surprising because the battalion c
. >>> i'm eric thomas. we are following two breaking news situations both in the east bay. >> first live to katie marzullo who has been at the scene of an oakland house fire all morning. >> reporter: the first fire crew is just going inside this burned out house. you can see behind us one firefighter going up the stairs there are some on the third floor of this house just being able to get in after more than an hour long firefighter. this home was abandoned which meant a...
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. >>> good morning i'm eric thomas. developing news, oakland firefighters are finishing cleanup at a fire they put out this morning. the flames erupted after 4 a.m. in a vacant building on 29th and martin luther king, jr. way. firefighters say somebody staying in the basement pe, got out safely before flames gutted the bidding. officials investigating -- say it started on the second floor possibly the third story attic. update on the commute. >>> good morning. we start off with a live shot bay bridge toll not that badly backed up just a little bit beyond the end of the parking lot. there's a stall $s westbound 50 grant line road slow into livermore also accident on highway 37 eastbound not causing delays there but it looks like westbound traffic is sluggish through vallejo. >>> when we come back, mike witht]$e weath >>> welcome back. cloud cover downtown is not everywhere that's why we don't have flight arrival delays into any of our airports. low to mid 50s, warmer today and sunshine everywhere low to mid 60s along th
. >>> good morning i'm eric thomas. developing news, oakland firefighters are finishing cleanup at a fire they put out this morning. the flames erupted after 4 a.m. in a vacant building on 29th and martin luther king, jr. way. firefighters say somebody staying in the basement pe, got out safely before flames gutted the bidding. officials investigating -- say it started on the second floor possibly the third story attic. update on the commute. >>> good morning. we start off...
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thank you for joining us i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze >> let's check in with mike. >>> low clouds even patchy light drizzle good morning tracking it with live doppler going to hang around through 9:00 because of the low clouds and reduced visible sfo has flight arrival delays of about 75 minutes. very mild low to mid 50s in all of our neighborhoods on our way to sun by noon around the bay and inland cloudy at the coast, mid 70s to low 80s as you head inland. >>> within the last few minutes, chp just arrived at the scene of this crash they are going to clear from it the center divide. it will be off to the shoulder soon from hillcrest to 242, 22 minutes. at the bay bridge toll, you can see starting to back up for the cash paying . >>> new developments, -- just happened in a breaking news story we've been following all morning a search for two armed carjackers in east oakland has just ended. amy hollyfield is live at high and santa rita streets. did they get the suspects? >> reporter: the men got away but police feel like something positive came out of search. they phone evid
thank you for joining us i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze >> let's check in with mike. >>> low clouds even patchy light drizzle good morning tracking it with live doppler going to hang around through 9:00 because of the low clouds and reduced visible sfo has flight arrival delays of about 75 minutes. very mild low to mid 50s in all of our neighborhoods on our way to sun by noon around the bay and inland cloudy at the coast, mid 70s to low 80s as you head inland....
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thanks for join us i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze mike -- >>> visibilities and then cooler temperatures. we don't have widespread fog we have haze out there this morning not a spare the air day visibility five miles at half moon bay unlimited at sfo, fairfield and livermore. right now dress for 48 napa, 45 santa rosa. we'll talk about the cooler day and warmer for the holiday weekend in a minute. >>> we are following breaking news in menlo park. you want to avoid edison way and fair oaks avenue. terry mcsweeney is going to bring a report shortly. it is just south of 101 north of marsh. traffic on 101 fine, 280 good and marsh as well. avoid those streets. bay bridge toll, only the cash paying lanes are backed up the end of the parking lot. pretty quiet accident-wise on bay area freeways this morning. >>> new developments and breaking news we've been following all morning. police have sealed off the area around an industrial complex in menlo park while haz-mat crews are moving in to take a closer look at the source. >> reporter: the latest we have is a statement from the san
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. >> i'm eric thomas. a quick look at the weather. another one of those jacket mornings and short afternoons? >> yeah especially inland everywhere else maybe not so much especially along the coast. cooling to the coast and parts of the bay today that's this afternoon. right now we have a light west wind coming in at six, that's when you know the sea breeze is back doesn't have much of affect on the morning temperatures right now 62 antioch low to mid 50s in most neighborhoods 47 in santa rosa. 30° spread from the coast to inland today. let's get the first look at traffic. >>> so far, so good traffic has been very quiet this morning. bay bridge toll cash paying lanes backed up to the end of the parking lot. low clouds over the golden gate bridge, traffic looks good in and out of marin. heads-up for vallejo bay link ferry having a mechanical problem they will be using buses. in my next report i'll -- >>> :02. update to breaking news we brought you in the last half hour. early morning fire has damaged parts of a commercial building on m
. >> i'm eric thomas. a quick look at the weather. another one of those jacket mornings and short afternoons? >> yeah especially inland everywhere else maybe not so much especially along the coast. cooling to the coast and parts of the bay today that's this afternoon. right now we have a light west wind coming in at six, that's when you know the sea breeze is back doesn't have much of affect on the morning temperatures right now 62 antioch low to mid 50s in most neighborhoods 47 in...
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i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. what a difference day makes. drizzle, low clouds, airport delays. >> and cooler temperatures. >>> first factor because of the moisture look at the cloud cover good morning live doppler 7 hd picking up drizzle here and there sfo delays have developed 75 minutes flight arrival delays oakland and san jose on time. as you step out most temperatures in the low to mid 50s, santa rosa 49 antioch y four warmest fairfield antioch livermore low 80s. upper 60s to mid 70s around the bay shore. sunshine during the afternoon. here's frances, first look at traffic. >>> accident at bay bridge toll blocking lane number three, cleared no problems now. but, the cash paying lanes backed up this morning. this one especially out towards west grand. fastrak and carpool looking good. westbound 80 through berkeley crowded through university, new stall on the carquinez bridge, chp en route now. >>> in less than 30 minutes, facebook will begin its first full day of trading this morning nasdaq officials apologiz
i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. what a difference day makes. drizzle, low clouds, airport delays. >> and cooler temperatures. >>> first factor because of the moisture look at the cloud cover good morning live doppler 7 hd picking up drizzle here and there sfo delays have developed 75 minutes flight arrival delays oakland and san jose on time. as you step out most temperatures in the low to mid 50s, santa rosa 49 antioch y four warmest fairfield antioch...
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thanks for joining us, i'm eric thomas. >>> i'm kristen sze. when you think facebook ipo could not get hotter this morning the company raised its price for shares. >> katie marzullo is here and you got confirmation on mark zuckerberg's role friday. >> reporter: all that and more this juggernaut rolls bigger and bigger. facebook has decided to charge more for early shares also closing the book on public offering today, two days early because the ipo is well oversubkwraoeubed -- oversubscribed the new price between $34 and $38 up from $28 to $35 company is looking at a 10.6 billion dollar ipo friday. get this, new associate -- new associated poll out today sheds light on if people think the company is worth it. 50% of people surveyed think the price of the ipo is too high. 50% think facebook is a good bet. at the same time, 51% of young consult -- adults predict facebook's appeal will fade down the road. time will tell, 28-year-old founder mark zuckerberg will still be a billionaire one way or the other. he is scheduled to ring the opening bell f
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thank you for being here i'm eric thomas. >>> i'm kristen sze. >>> let's talk about what is going on now doppler you can see here quiet you know what also quieter overnight the winds calm, less than six miles per hour that means in the north bay much cooler than yesterday, 10 to 15° cooler with mid to upper 40s around napa and santa rosa, even mid 40s along the coast. everybody else in the low to mid 50s, mild, 57 san jose and 66 in antioch. warmer weather on the way i'll tell you when in four cars -- in your forecast. >>> quite a few accidents southbound 101 mountain view near 237 motorcycle crash center divide northbound traffic well out of sunnyvale overturn crash southbound 280 past highway 92 in san mateo because of an a deer. a couple more accidents i'll give you details on in a little bit. the bay bridge toll just minor back-up for some of the cash paying lanes. >>> 6:02. we begin with developing news. oakland police are looking for the shooter in a violent home invasion robbery that left one wounded. they are trying to decide if it is linked to another street robbery that oc
thank you for being here i'm eric thomas. >>> i'm kristen sze. >>> let's talk about what is going on now doppler you can see here quiet you know what also quieter overnight the winds calm, less than six miles per hour that means in the north bay much cooler than yesterday, 10 to 15° cooler with mid to upper 40s around napa and santa rosa, even mid 40s along the coast. everybody else in the low to mid 50s, mild, 57 san jose and 66 in antioch. warmer weather on the way i'll...
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. >>> i'm eric thomas. eventful morning for facebook. this morning the talk is over, the buying begins. menlo park-based facebook goes public morning in what is equal parts ipo and cultural phenomenon. amy hollyfield is live at company headquarters. >> reporter: history will be made with this phenomenon and the employees know it, they are proud, excited. a few have driven by and honked their horns. their co-founder mark zuckerberg is expected to become the 29th richest person on earth with this ipo. and the average facebook employees' shares will be worth 2.9 million dollars. here's some of those employees. of course it is not just the employees who are excited. investors will be lining up to pay $38 a share. some admit the hype and emotions may be influencing some judgment. >> it is something a company and product that i love so i may be willing to pay a price that is not a rational price because i want to be part of the facebook phenomenon. >> reporter: here's some perspective of this day. facebook's two billion shares will blow other
. >>> i'm eric thomas. eventful morning for facebook. this morning the talk is over, the buying begins. menlo park-based facebook goes public morning in what is equal parts ipo and cultural phenomenon. amy hollyfield is live at company headquarters. >> reporter: history will be made with this phenomenon and the employees know it, they are proud, excited. a few have driven by and honked their horns. their co-founder mark zuckerberg is expected to become the 29th richest person on...
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thank you for joining us, i'm katie marzullo in for eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. >>> we start off by looking what the what is going on now then i'll answer your questions as we get into the forecast cloudy, a few sprinkles possible now we have flight arrive delays into sfo just announced, they are appear minutes because of the low clouds. as -- they are 57 minutes because of the low clouds. clouds back to the coast by noon and will hang there, a few will spill into the bay upper 50s along the coast mid 60s around the bay and low to mid 70s inland monterey bay 62 monterey, 70 watsonville to 74 gilroy. temperatures below average once again. >>> we've been following an accident in san rafael for over an hour north 101 all lanes blocked at the central san rafael exit taken off to the off-ramp and then right back on due to an oil spill it is supposed to be cleared by 7:00 this morning, minor slowing at the scene. traffic light enough all around the bay area that even though we've had a few minor problems, no delays in other spots. here's a live shot of the bay bridge toll. coming u
thank you for joining us, i'm katie marzullo in for eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. >>> we start off by looking what the what is going on now then i'll answer your questions as we get into the forecast cloudy, a few sprinkles possible now we have flight arrive delays into sfo just announced, they are appear minutes because of the low clouds. as -- they are 57 minutes because of the low clouds. clouds back to the coast by noon and will hang there, a few will spill into...
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thanks for the company i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. breaking news. we've been following a search for two carjackers, in an oakland neighborhood. amy hollyfield is live at a police chance post. is there a shelter in place order? >> reporter: at this point police haven't mentioned that. a lot of people are asleep now. if they do wake up and peek outside they are going to see a lot of police activity. we just got briefed by an officer. they say at least one maybe two armed men took off running into this neighborhood officers had an -- had him in their line of sight and chased him for a while, because it is dark they decided to pull back, call the s.w.a.t. team. this is happening in a neighborhood off high street these guys are wanted for a carjacking. police believe there were three or four men that may have been involved. at this point they think they are looking for one or two. the crime happened 1:30 in the morning. a couple had pull up in front of a home and that's when the thieves made their move. >> they pulled up to the house seems like the femal
thanks for the company i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. breaking news. we've been following a search for two carjackers, in an oakland neighborhood. amy hollyfield is live at a police chance post. is there a shelter in place order? >> reporter: at this point police haven't mentioned that. a lot of people are asleep now. if they do wake up and peek outside they are going to see a lot of police activity. we just got briefed by an officer. they say at least one maybe two...
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. >>> i'm eric thomas. what is the weather going to be like? >> clouds on the increase already good morning showers staying out over the ocean for now breezes are the big story this morning still gusting from 60 -- 16 miles per hour up to 26 hayward, 29 at half moon bay to 31 oakland 29 novato the breezes will be with us all day scattered showers even thunderstorms possible mid to upper 50s along the coast the rest of us in the 60s also scattered showers around the monterey bay 50 monterey, low to mid 60s for rest of the bay and inland. here's sue. >>> good morning. the one bridge taking the brunt of the golden gate and dumbarton closure today and all weekend will be the bay bridge and right now looking good no metering lights we'll follow that for you all weekend long mass transit fine muni n judah line starting 7:00 tonight will be shutdown until the 4th of june. make alternate plans. we have an accident in san jose right now southbound 101. >>> we are staying on top of the breaking news we were first to bring you this morning. vallejo police
. >>> i'm eric thomas. what is the weather going to be like? >> clouds on the increase already good morning showers staying out over the ocean for now breezes are the big story this morning still gusting from 60 -- 16 miles per hour up to 26 hayward, 29 at half moon bay to 31 oakland 29 novato the breezes will be with us all day scattered showers even thunderstorms possible mid to upper 50s along the coast the rest of us in the 60s also scattered showers around the monterey bay...
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>>> 5:01 on this friday before memorial day thanks for joining us i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. vallejo police on the scene of a shooting where an officer killed a suspect. terry mcsweeney is at carolina street and sonoma boulevard. what is your new information? >> reporter: that the suspect who had a weapon with him was carrying a pellet gun a nonlethal weapon police had no way of knowing that at midnight when they came upon this person and they were told he was either a robbery suspect or that he was walking down street with a weapon that is why police you can see the squad car there the police pulled up to that exact location officers got out approached the suspect as we go across street with our picture you can see orange markers those mark the casing from the bullets fired by police at the suspect who is just down the street a third of a we are not going to be showing you that. i can tell you that four investigators are standing over the body right now trying to find more information he has not been identified other than as a white male. if you see the mural on the sid
>>> 5:01 on this friday before memorial day thanks for joining us i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. vallejo police on the scene of a shooting where an officer killed a suspect. terry mcsweeney is at carolina street and sonoma boulevard. what is your new information? >> reporter: that the suspect who had a weapon with him was carrying a pellet gun a nonlethal weapon police had no way of knowing that at midnight when they came upon this person and they were told he...
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thank you for joining us i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. breaking nut out of napa an investigation is underway after police officers shot a suspect during a struggle in a backyard last night before 11:00. the suspect is at the hospital. police are not releasing any other information such as why the officer started chasing the suspect. amy hollyfield is headed to the scene now we'll bring more as we get more information. >>> was it a resume scandal or did a health issue force the change of the top of yahoo? katie marzullo is live at company headquarters with more. >> reporter: scott thompson has thyroid cancer. he told the board of directors that as he resigned yesterday. thompson says his cancer diagnosis did influence his decision to step down that coming on the heels of a scandal he's only been ceo four months in the last week he's been plagued by in so-called resume-padding issue. apparently his official biosaid he had a computer science degree and accounting degree in truth he only has the accounting degree thompson says that was an ove
thank you for joining us i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. breaking nut out of napa an investigation is underway after police officers shot a suspect during a struggle in a backyard last night before 11:00. the suspect is at the hospital. police are not releasing any other information such as why the officer started chasing the suspect. amy hollyfield is headed to the scene now we'll bring more as we get more information. >>> was it a resume scandal or did a health...
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. >> i'm eric thomas. let's see what the weather is shaping up like after this mother's day. >>> dry this morning 49 santa rosa low to mid 50s most other areas oakland 57, san francisco 56, 53 in san jose and concord into the afternoon partly cloudy mid to upper 50s along the coast with mid to upper 60s around the bay shore into the north bay low to mid 70s east bay and santa clara valley. frances has a new accident. >>> second accident in the same spot, north 101 approaching embarcadero. they are saying there's another accident in the back-up north 101 at san antonio blocking a lane. they need a flatbed tow truck. drive time is 16 minutes this is causing about an eight minute delay. westbound 580 heavy as you head towards the altamont pass because of an accident at grant line. slow there as well. the bay bridge toll, only a minor back-up. >>> we are following breaking news out of napa. police are going door-to-door as part of their investigation into an incident late last night where an officer shot a sus
. >> i'm eric thomas. let's see what the weather is shaping up like after this mother's day. >>> dry this morning 49 santa rosa low to mid 50s most other areas oakland 57, san francisco 56, 53 in san jose and concord into the afternoon partly cloudy mid to upper 50s along the coast with mid to upper 60s around the bay shore into the north bay low to mid 70s east bay and santa clara valley. frances has a new accident. >>> second accident in the same spot, north 101...
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i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. wall street attention will be on facebook again on this first full day of trading. investors are watching direction of the shares. nasdaq officials are apologizing for friday's ipo glitch. amy hollyfield is live at facebook's menlo park headquarters. >> reporter: many are saying this will be a crucial week for facebook and its stock with many watching and getting a sense of how strong this stock is. investors expected to see a pop in the price friday that didn't happen. it just closed just about .6% off -- above the ipo price. nasdaq apologized embarrassed at the delay of the opening trade. but -- [ unintelligible ] there's also concern that when morgan stanley stops supporting the stock then it really could have some problems. other social media stocks will be pulling for facebook like linkedin, groupon and others fell 5% friday not only pays book will be hoping for a good day today. again, crucial week coming here for facebook. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> the coast guard this mor
i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. wall street attention will be on facebook again on this first full day of trading. investors are watching direction of the shares. nasdaq officials are apologizing for friday's ipo glitch. amy hollyfield is live at facebook's menlo park headquarters. >> reporter: many are saying this will be a crucial week for facebook and its stock with many watching and getting a sense of how strong this stock is. investors expected to see a pop in the...
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i'm eric thomas. >>> i'm kristen sze. >>> good morning. live doppler tracking drizzle earlier this morning along the coast into san francisco right now just cloud cover. when you step out in the low to mid 50s mild this morning as we head into the afternoon temperatures upper 50s to low 60s along the coast everybody gets sunshine and breezy today mid to upper 60s around the bay shore and low to mid 70s inland except for upper 70s east bay valleys 60 monterey, mid 70s inland. >>> new injury crash benicia eastbound 780 at 2nd, slow towards the benicia bridge. bay bridge toll, minor delay, earlier stall upper deck they just cleared it into san francisco highway 17 recovering now was at a standstill about 11 minutes ago now traffic spotters moving at 40 miles an hour. >>> 6:01. new this morning, peninsula firefighters pull off a harrowing rescue. a man is safe after jumping off a highway 92 overpass on the way to the san mateo bridge claiming he was carjacked and had to get away. it happened around 2:00 this morning he fell into the bushes 30
i'm eric thomas. >>> i'm kristen sze. >>> good morning. live doppler tracking drizzle earlier this morning along the coast into san francisco right now just cloud cover. when you step out in the low to mid 50s mild this morning as we head into the afternoon temperatures upper 50s to low 60s along the coast everybody gets sunshine and breezy today mid to upper 60s around the bay shore and low to mid 70s inland except for upper 70s east bay valleys 60 monterey, mid 70s inland....
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thank you for joining you i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm k. no nothing, -- i'm kristen sze, no fog this morning but get ready to hold on to your hats. >>> definitely dry out there, but breezy around santa rosa and sfo this morning that is just the beginning. right now 46 napa, 48 los gatos 50s until you get to antioch at 60. as we head into the afternoon, breezy along the coast gusts up to 45 miles per hour and you haver 50s mid to upper 60s around the bay. 59 today in monterey, 68 watsonville, 73 gilroy breezy here also. >>> good morning, live shot of the golden gate bridge getting ready for the big celebration sunday d not drive traffic is going to be a mess big fireworks show 9:30 monday evening ferry or bart coming from the east bay into san francisco be forewarned all kinds of activities while update you in a couple of minutes.2'f >>> this afternoon, the man accused of kidnapping and murdering 15-year-old sierra lamar will make his first court appearance. amy hollyfield is live in san jose with the latest. >> reporter: prosecutors are ex
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. >>> i'm eric thomas. the 21-year-old in custody is antolin garcia-torres. terry mcsweeney is live outside the sheriff's headquarters in san jose with what we are learning. >> reporter: about two hours from now the sheriff is going to beholding a news conference the family of sierra lamar is expected to be there at that time we will be filling in a lot of questions that still remain. we know there's been an arrest for kidnapping and murder. the hope of a happy ending to this story appears to be gone. take a look at person according to the sheriffs kidnapped and kid -- and killed sierra lamar, 21-year-old antolin garcia-torres arrested at a grocery store yesterday. investigators not giving us a lot of information the exact sequence of events leading to the arrest of garcia-torres. they say he's the person and right now they believe the only suspect in the kidnapping and murder of sierra lamar, 15-year-old who disappeared march 16th. she left home investigators believe on her way to the school bus stop and disappear. her body has yet to be found. key piece of
. >>> i'm eric thomas. the 21-year-old in custody is antolin garcia-torres. terry mcsweeney is live outside the sheriff's headquarters in san jose with what we are learning. >> reporter: about two hours from now the sheriff is going to beholding a news conference the family of sierra lamar is expected to be there at that time we will be filling in a lot of questions that still remain. we know there's been an arrest for kidnapping and murder. the hope of a happy ending to this...
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thanks for joining us i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. breaking news from sfo security lines backed up after a security breach forced the evacuation of terminal 3. the terminal that handles united airlines a busy terminal. let's get the latest from airport spokesman. can you i go us a brief update? -- can you give us a brief update? >> terminal is fully reopened and we are now rescreening passengers. between 3:30 and 4:00 this morning we had an unauthorized access to the terminal. as a result we had to close the terminal down, force everyone out, rescreen the terminal before anything and rescreen all passengers. we've done that, the rescreening restarted 5:30. now all boarding areas are reopened and we should get back to operation shortly. >> we did see photos of long lines. how many people are we talking about having to be rescreened during this process? >> well, initially just a handful. our first flight starts going out at right about now, 6 a.m.. the line started to build around 5 a.m.. we are looking at several hundred people right n
thanks for joining us i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. breaking news from sfo security lines backed up after a security breach forced the evacuation of terminal 3. the terminal that handles united airlines a busy terminal. let's get the latest from airport spokesman. can you i go us a brief update? -- can you give us a brief update? >> terminal is fully reopened and we are now rescreening passengers. between 3:30 and 4:00 this morning we had an unauthorized access to the...
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. >>> i'm eric thomas. we begin with breaking news in cupertino. terry mcsweeney is live at the 280/85 connect oar with latest on efforts to move anover turned cement truck. -- >> reporter: it is about 80,000 pounds worth of a project. you can see the calvary has arrived. two huge tow trucks are here they are getting ready to wrap chains around the tractor and two trailers carrying the powder cement. take a look at pictures from closer up we shot a short time ago pacific this morning. again, tractor carrying -- pulling two trailers of powder cement, took this turn and it is a very sharp turn and over goes the truck, the driver telling photographer ian babcock he was not going too fast he's not sure what happened. chp says the back trailer went and the rest followed. they are going to wrap it up try to straighten it up and have this cleared in maybe an hour and a half from now. here's what the chp says is the plan. >>> the dried concrete in the trailers the trailers are not breached or cracked open at this time. hopefully, it remains that way. >> re
. >>> i'm eric thomas. we begin with breaking news in cupertino. terry mcsweeney is live at the 280/85 connect oar with latest on efforts to move anover turned cement truck. -- >> reporter: it is about 80,000 pounds worth of a project. you can see the calvary has arrived. two huge tow trucks are here they are getting ready to wrap chains around the tractor and two trailers carrying the powder cement. take a look at pictures from closer up we shot a short time ago pacific this...
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. >>> i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. breaking news in petaluma dozens of officers from multiple agencies are converging now on a motel parking lot on south mcdowell boulevard after three people, including two law enforcement officers were injured in what is being called a homeland security operation. you are looking at sky 7 hd over the scene live now it appears the action is converged upon a west -- a best western motel that motel right now locked down at officers from various agencies are there after this incident led by homeland security in which three people, including two officers ended up getting injure. witnesses on the ground, telling abc7 news that one of the injured officer was airlifted by a medical helicopter. people are being asked to stay away from the area now. south mcdowell and mcneil drive is the intersection and we're told the on and off-ramps to 101 at nearby east washington street has been closed. here you see another look at the massive number there of police presence, s.w.a.t. teams from agencies a
. >>> i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. breaking news in petaluma dozens of officers from multiple agencies are converging now on a motel parking lot on south mcdowell boulevard after three people, including two law enforcement officers were injured in what is being called a homeland security operation. you are looking at sky 7 hd over the scene live now it appears the action is converged upon a west -- a best western motel that motel right now locked down at officers...
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. >> and chow has many believers including four-time super bowl champion eric wright who does community work with him and admits he had his concerns. >> i immediately called a couple of my guys in san francisco pd. that's where they -- and they immediately told me, they said, eric, stay away from raymond. >> now wright believes chow is sincere in his desire to turn kids around. >> everybody can't reach those kids. when raymond talks to those kids you see a wholent different light goes on. >> and chow says it shines back on him. >> i want in my heart continue to grow. i want to laugh with you. i want to cry for you. i want that kind of passion in life. i feel really colorful. it is cool. >> the fbi and the san francisco police department say they currently have no open cases on him. raymond "shrimp boy" chow says they never will. >> very interesting. >>> also tonight, viewer have been posting mother's day photos on our facebook page all week. we want to share a couple with you. >> this is mom lisette with her children. >> and madeline sent in this picture of her mom. she says her stay at
. >> and chow has many believers including four-time super bowl champion eric wright who does community work with him and admits he had his concerns. >> i immediately called a couple of my guys in san francisco pd. that's where they -- and they immediately told me, they said, eric, stay away from raymond. >> now wright believes chow is sincere in his desire to turn kids around. >> everybody can't reach those kids. when raymond talks to those kids you see a wholent...
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he i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. police are asking for with it -- asking for witnesses to a savage beating in a park the father may have watched the whole thing. terry mcsweeney is live at the boy's school. >> reporter: one of the big questions is why was the father there? another question is, the boy went here to the school and the father drove him to roosevelt in downtown san jose. why did he drive him that far to a known gang hangout? the boy who died 14-year-old boy a student here at burnell intermediate school. driven to roosevelt park by his parents, according to police he was attacked by a group of people, possibly a gang. beat him savagely, head injuries, he was taken to the hospital, this happened friday evening about 7:00, he died on monday police only releasing the information now to give the family time to deal with their loss and investigators time to put things together. police say there's no doubt about it, roosevelt park is a known gang hangout. >> from what we know about the investigation coupled wit
he i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. police are asking for with it -- asking for witnesses to a savage beating in a park the father may have watched the whole thing. terry mcsweeney is live at the boy's school. >> reporter: one of the big questions is why was the father there? another question is, the boy went here to the school and the father drove him to roosevelt in downtown san jose. why did he drive him that far to a known gang hangout? the boy who died 14-year-old...
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. >> and chow has many believers including four-time super bowl champion eric wright who does community work with him and admits he had his concerns. >> i immediately called a couple of my guys in san francisco pd. that's where they -- and they immediately told me, they said, eric, stay away from raymond. >> now wright believes chow is sincere in his desire to turn kids around. >> everybody can't reach those kids. when raymond talks to those kids you see a wholent different light goes on. >> and chow says it shines back on him. >> i want in my heart continue to grow. i want to laugh with you. i want to cry for you. i want that kind of passion in life. i feel really colorful. it is cool. >> the fbi and the san francisco police department say they currently have no open cases on him. raymond "shrimp boy" chow says they never will. >> very interesting. >>> also tonight, viewer have been posting mother's day photos on our facebook page all week. we want to share a couple with you. >> this is mom lisette with her children. >> andeline sent in madeline ses picture of her mom. she says her sta
. >> and chow has many believers including four-time super bowl champion eric wright who does community work with him and admits he had his concerns. >> i immediately called a couple of my guys in san francisco pd. that's where they -- and they immediately told me, they said, eric, stay away from raymond. >> now wright believes chow is sincere in his desire to turn kids around. >> everybody can't reach those kids. when raymond talks to those kids you see a wholent...
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good morning i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze in just three hours the santa clara county sheriff and saor's family will hold a news conference after deputies arrested a man for murder in the disappearance. terry mcsweeney is live at -- in san jose. >> reporter: the kidnapping and murder charges against this man put an end to any hope of a miracle conclusion to the disappearance of 15-year-old sierra lamar. take a look at the man sheriff's investigators say is the one who kidnapped and murdered sierra lamar this is 21-year-old antolin garcia-torres of morgan hill arrested last evening in morgan hill at a grocery store charged with kidnapping and mur. investigators are not releasing a -- a lot of investigation as -- a lot of information as to what took them to him. they are confident he is the person right now they are saying he's the only suspect in the kidnapping and murder of 15-year-old . she disappeared march 16th, her body has yet to be found. the key piece of evidence the volkswagen jetta found earlier this month. garcia-torres is the owner of that. again, no body found and
good morning i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze in just three hours the santa clara county sheriff and saor's family will hold a news conference after deputies arrested a man for murder in the disappearance. terry mcsweeney is live at -- in san jose. >> reporter: the kidnapping and murder charges against this man put an end to any hope of a miracle conclusion to the disappearance of 15-year-old sierra lamar. take a look at the man sheriff's investigators say is the one who...
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thanks for being here i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. a 2-year-old girl is fighting to recover from a vicious pit bull attack. investigators trying to determine why her family pet turned on her. terry mcsweeney is live in the newsroom with the latest. >> reporter: the girl is at children's hospital oakland and she is going to live but there's a long road to recovery for the 2-year-old letty mcquay of concord she was bitten by the family dog in the face, head and leg. take a look at the victim, little girl was pored to the hospital by helicopter. -- was transported to the hospital by helicopter. we have pictures of the annal that -- of the animal that mauled her. taking that dog to their truck some neighbors say they never saw any aggressive behavior from that dog. >> i saw the girl was running with the baby in her hands and kind of crying. just everyone trying to get the baby. >> reporter: neighbors tell us john mcquay -- parents could face criminal chargeses if the animal had a history of attacks that does not appear to be the case. the
thanks for being here i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. a 2-year-old girl is fighting to recover from a vicious pit bull attack. investigators trying to determine why her family pet turned on her. terry mcsweeney is live in the newsroom with the latest. >> reporter: the girl is at children's hospital oakland and she is going to live but there's a long road to recovery for the 2-year-old letty mcquay of concord she was bitten by the family dog in the face, head and leg....
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thanks for joining us i'm kristen sze. >>> i'm eric thomas. let's find out when those warmer temperatures are moving in. >>> this afternoon we will feel them especially inland valleys. good morning. always love to see live doppler like this, quiet on a morning so your commute should be fine as far as the weather goes. upper 40s around half moon bay los gatos mid 40s santa rosa everybody else in the low to mid 50s from san francisco 51 oakland 52 redwood city, san jose mountain view 54. 58 antioch the exception. this afternoon ukiah, clear lake cloverdale east bay valleys low to mid 90s mid 70s oakland mid to upper 80s fremont, palo alto, san jose. >>> good morning. sun is coming up over the bay bridge you can see a little difficult to see metering lights on traffic backed up past the west grand overcrossing. you are in good company as you head on the upper deck incline section into san francisco no major slowing once you get on to the span into the city. golden gate bridge shot, a little haze, otherwise traffic flowing smoothly all four lanes
thanks for joining us i'm kristen sze. >>> i'm eric thomas. let's find out when those warmer temperatures are moving in. >>> this afternoon we will feel them especially inland valleys. good morning. always love to see live doppler like this, quiet on a morning so your commute should be fine as far as the weather goes. upper 40s around half moon bay los gatos mid 40s santa rosa everybody else in the low to mid 50s from san francisco 51 oakland 52 redwood city, san jose mountain...